Bipolar Disorder

Study identifies predictors of bipolar disorder risk

Published in Drug Law Weekly, June 13th, 2006

A new study presented at the 159th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in Toronto, Canada identified five predictors for bipolar disorder risk in patients who have been unsuccessfully treated with antidepressants.

Researchers concluded that significant risk factors of bipolar disorder among patients already diagnosed with major depression were anxiety, feelings of people being unfriendly, family history of bipolar disorder, a recent diagnosis of depression, and legal problems.

The study also found that forty-three percent of patients who responded positively to any three risk factors screened positive for bipolar...

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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2006-06-13)

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